Available titles edit
The following is the complete list of the 215 Virtual Console titles available for the Wii in Australia and New Zealand sorted by system as listed within the Virtual Console section of the Wii Shop Channel.
The "PAL Conversion Issues" column indicates whether the title is known to suffer from currently unaddressed NTSC to PAL conversion problems (see issues regarding PAL Wii systems). Games with "Some" have had the borders reduced, and while the gameplay runs at a slower speed than their NTSC equivalent, the music has been sped up to play correctly.
Games available by system edit
| System | Games available |
|---|---|
| Nintendo Entertainment System | 54 |
List of all games available edit
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (800 Wii Points) edit
29 Games Available
Nintendo 64 (1000 Wii Points) edit
14 Games Available
| Title | Developer | Release Date | OFLC Rating | PAL conversion issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 | Nintendo | December 7, 2006 | G | No |
| Mario Kart 64 | Nintendo | January 26, 2007 | G | No |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo | February 23, 2007 | PG | No |
| Lylat Wars | Nintendo | April 20, 2007 | PG | Some |
| F-Zero X | Nintendo | June 15, 2007 | G | No |
| Paper Mario | Intelligent Systems | July 13, 2007 | G | No |
| Wave Race 64 | Nintendo | August 17, 2007 | G | No |
| Sin and Punishment 罪と罰 ～地球の継承者～ (1200 Wii Points) | Treasure | September 28, 2007 | M | No |
| Yoshi's Story | Nintendo | October 26, 2007 | G | No |
| Pokémon Snap | HAL Laboratory | December 11, 2007 | G | No |
| 1080°: TenEighty Snowboarding | Nintendo | January 18, 2008 | G | No |
| Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards | HAL Laboratory | March 7, 2008 | G | No |
| Cruis'n USA | Williams | March 28, 2008 | G | Some |
| Pokémon Puzzle League | Nintendo Intelligent Systems |
May 30, 2008 | G | Some |
Sega Master System (500 Wii points) edit
2 Games Available
| Title | Developer | Release Date | OFLC Rating | PAL conversion issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Zone | Sega | April 11, 2008 | G | Some |
| Wonder Boy | Westone | April 11, 2008 | G | Some |
Sega Mega Drive (800 Wii Points) edit
52 Games Available
TurboGrafx-16 (600 Points) edit
53 Games Available
Neo-Geo (900 Wii Points) edit
11 Games Available
| Title | Developer | Release Date | OFLC Rating | PAL conversion issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal Fury: King of Fighters | SNK | October 5, 2007 | PG | Some |
| World Heroes | Alpha Denshi | October 19, 2007 | PG | Some |
| Magician Lord | Alpha Denshi | October 26, 2007 | M | Some |
| Art of Fighting | SNK | November 2, 2007 | M | Some |
| Blue's Journey | Alpha Denshi | November 9, 2007 | G | Some |
| The King of Fighters '94 | SNK | November 23, 2007 | M | Some |
| Baseball Stars 2 | SNK | November 30, 2007 | G | Some |
| Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy | SNK | December 14, 2007 | G | Some |
| Metal Slug | Nazca Corporation | May 9, 2008 | M | Some |
| Burning Fight | SNK | May 30, 2008 | PG | Some |
| Samurai Shodown | SNK | May 30, 2008 | M | Some |
Retired games edit
The following games were only available for a limited time before being removed. Removed games can, however, still be played and redownloaded if deleted.
| Title | Developer | Release Date | Removal Date | OFLC | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | Nintendo | September 14, 2007 | October 1, 2007 | G | NES |
Future releases edit
New games are expected to be released on Fridays in Australia at 9:00AM and in New Zealand at 11:00PM AEST. Upon release they are announced on Nintendo Australia's website.[1]
A number of upcoming titles can be found in the OFLC Classification Database upon being rated prior to release.[2] However, games rated after the introduction of classification guidelines for video games (from late 1994 onwards) still retain their original rating, and may not appear on the OFLC website as a game newly rated for their Virtual Console release.
Update Notes edit
- TurboGrafx-16 games were originally not available in Australia, however they were introduced in the July 6, 2007 update.
- Despite the fact that the European and Australian Virtual Consoles are almost identical in game releases, the October 12, 2007 update saw Australia receive Axelay, whereas Europe received Probotector II: Return of the Evil Forces instead.
- Currently, Commodore 64 titles are not available on the Australian Virtual Console, however they are available on the European Virtual Console. As Europe received only one game on May 23, 2008 -- a Commodore 64 game -- Australia did not receive any Virtual Console titles.
- There was no Virtual Console update on June 6, 2008.
References edit
- ^ "Nintendo Australia".
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